sinecure, an office with salary and/or prestige but no responsibilities
Vade mecum: "go with me", a handbook
Casus belli: "case for war", a country's stated reason for declaring war.
Lusus naturae: "freaks/jokes of nature", term used by medieval naturalists for actual or reported specimens that defied classification or violated natural laws. Fell into disuse with the rise of the scientific method.">
Balrog Boogie Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by seahen | SongMeanings
sinecure, an office with salary and/or prestige but no responsibilities
Vade mecum: "go with me", a handbook
Casus belli: "case for war", a country's stated reason for declaring war.
Lusus naturae: "freaks/jokes of nature", term used by medieval naturalists for actual or reported specimens that defied classification or violated natural laws. Fell into disuse with the rise of the scientific method." />
Modern usages of the Latin phrases, first and third lines:
Mea culpa: "my fault", an admission of error
Ecce signum: "behold the sign", spoken by Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 Act II Scene 4.
Corpus vile: "worthless body", an expendable living thing that can be used e.g. for scientific tests of lethality.
Coram deo: "in the presence of God", the privileged state of Christians.
Sine cura: "without a care", -> sinecure, an office with salary and/or prestige but no responsibilities
Vade mecum: "go with me", a handbook
Casus belli: "case for war", a country's stated reason for declaring war.
Lusus naturae: "freaks/jokes of nature", term used by medieval naturalists for actual or reported specimens that defied classification or violated natural laws. Fell into disuse with the rise of the scientific method.
Modern usages of the Latin phrases, first and third lines: Mea culpa: "my fault", an admission of error Ecce signum: "behold the sign", spoken by Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 Act II Scene 4. Corpus vile: "worthless body", an expendable living thing that can be used e.g. for scientific tests of lethality. Coram deo: "in the presence of God", the privileged state of Christians. Sine cura: "without a care", -> sinecure, an office with salary and/or prestige but no responsibilities Vade mecum: "go with me", a handbook Casus belli: "case for war", a country's stated reason for declaring war. Lusus naturae: "freaks/jokes of nature", term used by medieval naturalists for actual or reported specimens that defied classification or violated natural laws. Fell into disuse with the rise of the scientific method.